Essex

HOWE, Samuel

Vermont Historical Magazine, No. XI, October 1867, p 
(extracted from a section on the history of Guildhall, Essex County, Vermont)

Samuel HOWE appears here [Guildhall, Essex County, Vermont] about 1780. He 
married Mercy, daughter of Captain Eleazer ROSEBROOK [see also his Essex 
County, Vermont, biography], and they both lived to a good old age, having 
brought up a quite numerous family, most of whom removed from this town 
[Guildhall] some years since. There is, we believe, but one remaining: 
Abigail, wife of Col. Edward H. WEBB, who lives upon the old homestead. Mr. 
[Samuel] HOWE was for many years one of the most respectable, substantial, 
and active of our citizens. He enjoyed the respect and confidence of his 
townsmen, being often entrusted with the duties and responsibilities of 
official stations. His [Samuel HOWE's] eldest daughter, Lucy, married Ethan 
CRAWFORD, of White Mountain fame, and also famous for his great strength, who 
could carry an old-fashioned potash kettle on his head for a long distance, 
or catch a young bear, tie his legs, swing him over his shoulders, and carry 
him home. Mr. [Samuel] HOWE died in April 1842, aged eighty-five. [Note the 
Essex County, Vermont, biography of Reuben & Simon HOWE also mentions a 
ROSEBROOK.]

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